Ezekiel 17:24

“And all the trees of the field shall know, &c.] All the nations of the World, and the great ones, and the mighty men of the earth, shall know, own, and acknowledge, when the above things are accomplished: that I the Lord have brought down the high tree, have exalted the low tree, have dried up the green tree, and have made the dry tree to flourish: some by the high and green tree understand Zedekiah, who was brought low; and by the “low” and “dry tree”, Jeconiah, who was raised by the king of Babylon, (<245211>Jeremiah 52:11,31,32); this is Jarchi’s sense, and is mentioned by Kimchi: others, by the former, think Nebuchadnezzar and the Babylonish monarchy are intended, which were brought…”

“I . . . brought down the high--the very attribute given to God by the virgin mother of Him, under whom this was to be accomplished. high . . . low tree--that is, princes elevated . . . lowered. All the empires of the world, represented by Babylon, once flourishing ("green"), shall be brought low before the once depressed ("dry"), but then exalted, kingdom of Messiah and His people, the head of whom shall be Israel (Dan 2:44). Vindication of God's moral government as to His retributive righteousness from the Jewish imputation of injustice, as if they were suffering, not for their own sin, but for that of their fathers. As in the seventeenth chapter he foretold Messiah's happy reign in…”

“The trees fo the field - The kingdoms of the world as contrasted with the kingdom of God. The truth here enunciated is a general one. God gives the promise, God fulfils it. return to 'Top of Page' Footnotes: Copyright Statement These files are public domain. Bibliographical Information Barnes, Albert. "Commentary on Ezekiel 17". "Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/bnb/ezekiel-17.html. 1870. StudyLight.org &copy;&#160;2001-2026 Powered by Lightspeed Technology”

“The trees - The great ones on earth. The high tree - The kingdom of Babylon, which was brought low indeed, when overthrown by Darius and Cyrus. Next: Ezekiel Chapter 18”

“all the trees: Psa 96:11, Psa 96:12; Isa 55:12, Isa 55:13 have brought: Sa1 2:7, Sa1 2:8; Job 5:11, Job 40:12; Psa 75:6, Psa 75:7, Psa 89:38, Psa 89:45; Isa 2:13, Isa 2:14, Isa 9:6, Isa 9:7; Isa 11:1-9, Isa 26:5; Amo 9:11; Luk 1:33, Luk 1:52, Luk 1:53; Co1 1:27, Co1 1:28 I the Lord have spoken: Eze 12:25, Eze 22:14, Eze 24:14; Mat 24:35; Luk 21:33 Next: Ezekiel Chapter 18”